Nonsequential modeling of laser diode stacks using Zemax: Simulation, optimization, and experimental validation

Applied Optics

Volumn 49, Issue 22, 2010, Pages 4237-4245

  Coluccelli, Nicola ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOLECULAR PHYSICS; OPTICS;

EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATIONS; FAR FIELD MEASUREMENT; IRRADIANCE PROFILES; LASER DIODE STACK; MAXIMUM ERROR; NEAR FIELDS; NONSEQUENTIAL; OPTICAL PARAMETER;

RAY TRACING;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIODE LASER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; LASER; OPTICS; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ALGORITHMS; CALIBRATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; LASERS; LASERS, SEMICONDUCTOR; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OPTICS AND PHOTONICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 77955860733     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.49.004237     Document Type: Article

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